# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1283 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1284 --- ## [Not Reeaaaally \[connection between weight and what you eat\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-reeaaaally-connection-between-weight-and-what-you-eat/585900)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-reeaaaally-connection-between-weight-and-what-you-eat/585900 "2011-06-22T23:25:32Z")
I have found that most ppl who claim to “eat and eat and eat” and never gain a lb don’t in fact eat as much as they think, or claim. And conversely, I have found that most ppl who claim to “eat like a rabbit” and get fa… --- ## [R U A Wrd Econmst?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-u-a-wrd-econmst/585972)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-u-a-wrd-econmst/585972 "2011-06-22T23:25:32Z")
Wndr hw mny trees we cld sav f we al strted spelng lik ths n papr? (After being taught how to spell correctly that is.) Quasi --- ## [My dog has a dislocated knee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-a-dislocated-knee/586139)
**Author:** [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-a-dislocated-knee/586139 "2011-06-22T22:27:22Z")
My poor doggie! He had slipped out of the garden last Thursday and when I found him, I scooped him up and carried him back home, scolding him. When we got through the door, he wriggled out of my arms, leapt down, and l… --- ## [How do you feel about the domain name changes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-the-domain-name-changes/586124)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-the-domain-name-changes/586124 "2011-06-22T21:27:19Z")
We’ve had nearly 30 years of order and common sense in domain names. .com commercial, edu education, .gov is government and so forth. The ones we see most are those three. There are country domains, but nothing I v… --- ## [Anyone Implant Their Pets With Tracking Devices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-implant-their-pets-with-tracking-devices/475461)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-implant-their-pets-with-tracking-devices/475461 "2011-06-22T20:25:50Z")
I read a couple of local shelters now in addition to fixing the pets and giving them their shots before you adopt the cats or dogs are also going to start putting in tracking devices in their dogs and cats. Anyone have … --- ## [Neighbors burglar alarm has been sounding for a solid week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-burglar-alarm-has-been-sounding-for-a-solid-week/580019)
**Author:** [@JHE1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JHE1967)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-burglar-alarm-has-been-sounding-for-a-solid-week/580019 "2011-06-22T17:45:56Z")
Well, 6 days to be exact. My wife and I live in a condo in the middle of the city–inexplicably the unit directly across from us (about 10 feet away) security alarm has been sounding since last Friday. We own the condo—do… --- ## [Corporate-friendly skins for common websites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporate-friendly-skins-for-common-websites/586447)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporate-friendly-skins-for-common-websites/586447 "2011-06-22T16:46:12Z")
I’ve heard that some people (cough, cough) like to browse non-work-related sites such as Facebook, Slashdot, even The Dope, while at work! :eek: Leaving aside this scandalous drain on America’s productivity, I was wonde… --- ## [Little things that make you love Google](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-make-you-love-google/585993)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-make-you-love-google/585993 "2011-06-20T15:49:51Z")
Someone recently pointed out if you type a variety of gay terms into google it ads a rainbow at the end of the text bar. That made me smile. What are some little googlisms you’ve noticed? --- ## [I think it's time to take a dating-break.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-time-to-take-a-dating-break/586092)
**Author:** [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-time-to-take-a-dating-break/586092 "2011-06-21T01:55:55Z")
I moved to a new, decently-sized large town last summer, and since then, I’ve been on the prowl on various dating sites. I’m a grad student and I spend a lot of time in libraries; it’s comparatively difficult to meet new… --- ## [Help me vet my new "career" plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-vet-my-new-career-plan/586105)
**Author:** [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-vet-my-new-career-plan/586105 "2011-06-22T04:33:21Z")
Disclaimer: not a drive-by, but I have a bunch of students tomorrow, so I might not be online for a day or two. I’m sick of scuffling for jobs for small bills, so I enrolled to do my favorite hard science discipline at… --- ## [I just ended my relationship with my mentally ill mother.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-ended-my-relationship-with-my-mentally-ill-mother/585959)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-ended-my-relationship-with-my-mentally-ill-mother/585959 "2011-06-22T03:01:42Z")
Ever since I made this thread, I’ve been moving toward this decision. I’ve been trying to do everything possible on my end to minimize the pain my mother’s behavior causes me. First, with the Dope’s help, I learned tha… --- ## [William E. Haast dead at 100](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-e-haast-dead-at-100/585957)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-e-haast-dead-at-100/585957 "2011-06-22T02:33:53Z")
Many of you probably haven’t heard of Bill Haast. He founded and ran the Miami Serpemntarium for many years. He kept a variety of extremely poisonous snakes, and “milked” them regularly to extract the venom. the venom wa… --- ## [Have You Ever Been In A House W/O A Hall Bathroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-in-a-house-w-o-a-hall-bathroom/586187)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-in-a-house-w-o-a-hall-bathroom/586187 "2011-06-22T01:37:48Z")
I was watching Leave It To Beaver and June is scolding Wally for washing his hands in the kitchen sink. Evidently Wally is full of ebola or something that could ruin her food. Anyway, Wally explains Beaver is “hogging” t… --- ## [And it only took me... HOW LONG!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-it-only-took-me-how-long/586361)
**Author:** [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-it-only-took-me-how-long/586361 "2011-06-22T01:13:15Z")
100+ Posts!!! And the crowd goes wild!:rolleyes: --- ## [Oh, lovely. Apparently the building I rent in is being foreclosed on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lovely-apparently-the-building-i-rent-in-is-being-foreclosed-on/586303)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lovely-apparently-the-building-i-rent-in-is-being-foreclosed-on/586303 "2011-06-22T00:58:48Z")
…and the landlord found out more than a month ago and never told us. This is not going to go well, I can tell… --- ## [Barking cat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barking-cat/586311)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barking-cat/586311 "2011-06-22T00:35:15Z")
Cat’s are cats and dogs are dogs and never the twain shall meet…Waaait an second. Barking cat Of course, it trys to keep it’s cross-speciesism secret, but it got caught. --- ## [The U.S. according to personal ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-according-to-personal-ads/586159)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-according-to-personal-ads/586159 "2011-06-21T23:44:44Z")
A person (with, apparently, way too much time on his hands), pulled personal ad descriptions with their location, then mapped the info two ways. A more perfect union First, he picked certain keywords and colored the U.… --- ## [30 countries have money made of plastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-countries-have-money-made-of-plastic/586350)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-countries-have-money-made-of-plastic/586350 "2011-06-21T23:26:26Z")
I had not heard about this trend. Canada is going to plastic bills this year. http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/21/canadian-cash-to-do-away-with-paper/?hpt=hp\_c2 --- ## [I told you so!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-you-so/586285)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-you-so/586285 "2011-06-21T19:05:22Z")
Last night my SO informed me that he had left three month’s worth of paperwork in the seat pocket of the plane he took from Detroit to DC. His flight the day before had been cancelled, he’d had to spend the night in Detr… --- ## ["Come I Come" "I Spy" Kids' Games in General](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-i-come-i-spy-kids-games-in-general/586239)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-i-come-i-spy-kids-games-in-general/586239 "2011-06-21T18:36:32Z")
I’m sure this topic has come up before and that Wikipedia probably has a definitive article on the whole idea, but I thought I’d ask y’all what are some of those things you played as a kid that might be unique to your fa… --- ## [Mysteries of A Nazi Photo Album](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysteries-of-a-nazi-photo-album/586296)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysteries-of-a-nazi-photo-album/586296 "2011-06-21T17:35:21Z")
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/mysteries-of-a-nazi-photo-album/?hp --- ## [Norway cruise -- live, online!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norway-cruise-live-online/586053 "2011-06-21T13:50:14Z")
“The world’s most beautiful voyage” is being broadcast for 134 hours, continuously, live from Norway. You can follow the ship online here: They are about halfway thru the trip and stop at several islands along the wa… --- ## [Neat trick I found in Chrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028 "2011-06-21T13:18:40Z")
When you do a CTRL+F search for a word, every instance of that word is highlighted in the scroll bar. Take a gander: Go here. Hit CTRL+F to do a search, and start typing something (like “philosophy”). The feature is dyn… --- ## [Doing it doggie style. Beastiality case.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-it-doggie-style-beastiality-case/586208)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-it-doggie-style-beastiality-case/586208 "2011-06-21T10:19:16Z")
This story is another bestiality case. At least the guy considered himself married to the German Shepard. This case has multiple dogs, a horse, a blow up sheep and home made porn. He was interested in ewes, sows and othe… --- ## [Light Bulb Celebrates 110 years of continuous use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bulb-celebrates-110-years-of-continuous-use/586243)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bulb-celebrates-110-years-of-continuous-use/586243 "2011-06-21T07:03:56Z")
I see that the light bulb in Livermore California has celebrated its 110th anniversary of continuous use this past Saturday, June 18, 2011. Low pwer will do that. Bulb lifetime goes as the 12th power of current. Thermio… --- ## [Just read an e-mail from my mother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-read-an-e-mail-from-my-mother/586031)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-read-an-e-mail-from-my-mother/586031 "2011-06-21T06:50:04Z")
Being very melodramatic (the e-mail was in all caps). (I recently hung up on her, haven’t spoken in about a week) Upset that she had to hear about my move from my aunt. Reasons: I only moved 100 yards, my dad has a bum … --- ## [I wear glasses ... only when I'm not wearing contacts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wear-glasses-only-when-im-not-wearing-contacts/585104)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wear-glasses-only-when-im-not-wearing-contacts/585104 "2011-06-21T05:47:39Z")
In the new Verizon ad, where the kid is quizzing the salesperson on the specs of the tablets his mother is thinking about buying, he ends with “Do you always wear glasses?” and the salesperson responds “Only when I’m not… --- ## [The Dean caught plagarizing or, How to bring shame and discredit to your university in one easy step](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dean-caught-plagarizing-or-how-to-bring-shame-and-discredit-to-your-university-in-one-easy-step/585424)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dean-caught-plagarizing-or-how-to-bring-shame-and-discredit-to-your-university-in-one-easy-step/585424 "2011-06-21T05:06:16Z")
The Dean for the University of Alberta gave an impassioned convocation address that was originally presented by surgeon Atul Gawande at Stanford University’s 2010 medical school convocation, and reported in the New Yorke… --- ## [Do you have a list of questions you're saving for the Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-list-of-questions-youre-saving-for-the-dope/585484)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-list-of-questions-youre-saving-for-the-dope/585484 "2011-06-21T03:04:11Z")
\[Warning: The following is very mundane and pointless. Read at your own peril\] Well, not just questions but also topics of discussion. I have a file. I try to post maybe 1 a week but sometimes during the week I’d thin… --- ## [What Does A Chauffeur Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-chauffeur-do/585943)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-chauffeur-do/585943 "2011-06-21T01:42:05Z")
Obviously they drive a car, but what else? In movies you always see rich guys having chauffeurs, but the rich people usually have maids and other servants. So what do chauffeurs do when NOT driving the rich people aroun… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1282) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1284)